RESOLUTION WARNING THAT C
HINA’S
“
PEACEFUL RISE
”
MAY NOT BE PEACEFUL
WHEREAS, for the past decade China has embarked on a policy named
Peaceful Rise
, a term used primarily to reassure the nations of Asia and the United States that the rise of China in military and economic prominence is not a threat to peace and stability, and that other nations actually will benefit from China's rising power and influence; and WHEREAS,
China has clearly signaled that its “rise” may not have entirely peaceful aspects b
y forcing the Philippines to back away from several contested reefs and shoals in the South China Sea by sending waves of increasingly powerful vessels to the area; and WHEREAS,
China has clearly signaled that its “rise” may not have entirely peaceful asp
ects by duplicating that strategy in the East China Sea, but with more intensity because of the frequent
use of aircraft; Fumio Kishida, Japan’s foreign minister, said China is trying to “unilaterally alter the status quo by coercive measures” and
WHEREAS, China
has clearly signaled that its “rise” may not have entirely peaceful aspects by strongly denouncing Japan’s military buildup, begging the question, “If China’s strategic vision
is entirely peaceful, why would it fear a stro
ng Japanese military?”
; and WHEREAS, China
has clearly signaled that its “rise” may not have entirely peaceful aspects by
unilaterally expanding its Air Defense Identification Zone into East China Sea international airspace; and WHEREAS, China
has clearly signaled that its “rise” may not have entirely peaceful aspects by
the extremely provocative and intentional act of blocking a United States warship in international waters, placing the U.S. crew and ship in significant danger, and subsequently claiming media reports of the incident were untrue; and WHEREAS, China
has clearly signaled that its “rise” may not have entirely peaceful aspects by
passing the Anti-Secession Law in 2005, which states that Taiwan should be united with mainland China, preferably by peaceful means, but in case Taiwan should formally declare independence or refuse to submit, that
China will use force
; and WHEREAS, China
has clearly signaled that its “rise” may not have entirely peaceful aspects by boasting that Beijing’
s nuclear submarines can attack American cities on the West Coast; and WHEREAS, China
seeks to conceal its intentions by rebranding “peaceful rise” as “peaceful
development; therefore be it RESOLVED, the Republican National Committee warns countries throughout the world that
China’s “rise” is not
entirely peaceful; and